CONGO VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,867	3	2,576	+ 291
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,575	4	2,494	+ 81
Stroke	3	1,444	5	2,267	- 822
Kidney Disease	4	1,353	15	613	+ 740
Liver Disease	5	1,192	13	931	+ 262
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,087	25	230	+ 857
Stomach Cancer	7	949	39	88	+ 861
Diabetes Mellitus	8	830	10	1,050	- 220
Road Traffic Accidents	9	826	7	1,598	- 773
Lung Cancers	10	593	47	54	+ 539
Prostate Cancer	11	592	28	198	+ 395
Violence	12	564	18	539	+ 25
Other Injuries	13	538	20	333	+ 205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	494	38	89	+ 405
Lung Disease	15	471	17	541	- 70
Liver Cancer	16	463	30	169	+ 294
Tuberculosis	17	445	2	2,781	- 2,336
Lymphomas	18	422	45	61	+ 361
Congenital Anomalies	19	373	14	729	- 356
Breast Cancer	20	368	32	159	+ 210
Cervical Cancer	21	360	29	196	+ 164
Leukemia	22	346	46	57	+ 289
Pancreas Cancer	23	301	52	42	+ 259
Low Birth Weight	24	276	9	1,283	- 1,007
Falls	25	240	33	149	+ 92
Parkinson's Disease	26	237	42	69	+ 168
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	207	8	1,304	- 1,097
Hypertension	28	198	12	933	- 734
Malnutrition	29	188	24	272	- 84
Suicide	30	169	19	349	- 180
HIV/AIDS	31	159	1	4,509	- 4,351
Skin Cancers	32	147	53	36	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	33	133	48	49	+ 84
Drug Use	34	119	44	65	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	114	35	105	+ 9
Drownings	36	109	36	104	+ 5
Birth Trauma	37	100	11	997	- 897
Oral Cancer	38	97	54	33	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	39	92	26	220	- 127
Endocrine Disorders	40	89	27	208	- 119
Bladder Cancer	41	87	61	15	+ 72
Oesophagus Cancer	42	74	57	19	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	43	65	16	578	- 513
Alcohol	44	60	49	46	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	45	57	60	15	+ 42
Encephalitis	46	52	56	20	+ 33
Epilepsy	47	49	40	76	- 27
Pertussis	48	49	21	329	- 280
Fires	49	45	37	90	- 46
Asthma	50	39	23	291	- 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	37	43	67	- 29
Syphilis	52	34	34	107	- 72
Appendicitis	53	32	58	18	+ 13
Skin Disease	54	29	50	46	- 17
Poisonings	55	24	41	71	- 47
Meningitis	56	22	22	299	- 277
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	20	59	15	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	58	10	63	8	+ 3
Chagas disease	59	9	79	0	+ 9
Tetanus	60	9	55	23	- 14
Malaria	61	7	6	1,977	- 1,970
Multiple Sclerosis	62	6	66	4	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	2	64	7	- 5
Hepatitis B	64	2	62	14	- 13
Hepatitis C	65	1	67	2	- 2
Dengue	66	1	73	0	+ 1
War	67	1	72	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	70	1	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	68	2	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	31	159	- 159
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.